Quick Start >

Welcome to Dynasign LE2 ! This Quick Start Guide aims to provide an overview of the basic setup and publishing steps for your first digital sign.
You can choose one of the two options to setup Publisher: Below are seven easy steps to help you get started. Before you get started, you should have a computer with Player software installed. You can either purchase a Player software license or purchase an AOpen DE7000 player preinstalled with Dynasign Player.

Get Publisher and Player Download Links

  • Go to Download page. Click on the "Dynasign LE2 Pro Software Download" button.
  • After completing the registration process, you will receive an email with Publisher and Player download links.

Setup Player

If you don't have Dynasign LE2 system with preinstalled Player software, please follow the steps in Player Setup Guide to prepare your computer and install Player software before you proceed.
For Standalone Publishing Option:
  • Connect Player computer to your screen using either VGA or HDMI.
  • Connect USB keyboard/mouse to Player computer.
  • Connect power to both screen and Player computer.
  • Power on your screen and Player computer.
  • At the end of this step, you should see Player running on your screen as illustrated in the picture.
  • *NOTE: If you need to exit Player, enter Ctrl+F1.






For Network Publishing Option:
  • Connect Player computer to your screen using either VGA or HDMI.
  • Connect power to both your screen and Player computer.
  • Make sure your network supports DHCP, if not, you need to set up static IP for Player computer(*)
  • Connect Player computer to your local network using WiFi or network cable
  • Power on your screen and Player computer.
  • At the end of this step, you should see Player running on your screen as illustrated in the picture.

Setup Publisher

For Standalone Publishing Option:
  • Enter Ctrl+F1 to exit Player from playing.
  • Note: if you don't have Publisher already installed, download and install Publisher on the Player computer.
  • Start Publisher by clicking the shortcut from desktop.




For Network Publishing Option:
  • Download and install Publisher on a notebook or desktop computer that you will use as a publishing workstation.
  • Make sure your computer is connected to the same local network that your Player is connected to.
  • Start Publisher, when you start Player for the first time, you may get a Windows Security Alert. It will ask you to confirm if you want to allow DynasignPublisherLE program to communicate on your private networks (home or work network) or public networks. You should check on both checkboxes.


Setup Digital Signage Application

  • Login to Publisher with username "admin" and default password "dynasign".
  • After login, refer to "Setup Applications" section in the Tutorial to setup your first digital signage application.
  • Click on the "New" button under the "Application" tab to launch New Application Wizard.
  • You can create an application using one of the application templates with layout and sample playlists.
  • Or you create a custom application by selecting layout, creating your playlists.
  • At the end of Step 4, you should have your first digital signage application defined.

Link and Activate Player

For Standalone Publishing Option:
  • Switch to the "Player" tab.
  • Publisher will automatically detect Local Player installed in Player computer.
  • Click on "Local Player" name to go into the Player Detail screen as seen in the picture.
  • Map to the default sign in your application for the player to receive content.
  • Save the player.
  • If the player has not been activated, click on the "Activate" button to activate the player using your Player Activation Key.
  • At the end of Step 5, your Publisher should vave linked to a Dynasign Player on your local network.



For Network Publishing Option:
  • Switch to the "Player" tab.
  • Publisher will automatically detect Players on your local network.
  • The number on the tab indicates the number of Players running on your local network that have not been linked to your Publisher yet.
  • Enter player name and description
  • Map to the default sign in your application for the player to receive content.
  • Select a player you want to link to.
  • Save the player.
  • If the player has not been activated, click on the "Activate" button to activate the player using your Player Activation Key.
  • At the end of Step 5, your Publisher should vave linked to a Dynasign Player on your local network.

Program Content

  • Under the "Application" tab, select your application from the right side list, the application screen will appear on the right side of your screen.
  • From the screen layout view, double click on a zone to program its playlist
  • From the "Application Playlist" screen, you can add content slots to the playlist.
  • Select a content template for the slot you want to add.
  • Enter scheduling information for the slot.
  • Define the slot play duration.
  • Add your text messages or media files to the slot.
  • Preview and save the slot.
  • Your playlist can consist of one or many content slots
  • Repeat the same steps to program playlists for all zones.
  • At the end of Step 6, you should have content ready for your first sign.

Publish to Player

  • Select your player.
  • From the "Player Detail" screen, click on the "Publish to Player" button to publish content to your player.
  • At the end of Step 7, you should see your programmed content to play on your first digital sign powered by Dynasign LE2.